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Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
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The Authenticity Advantage: How Runbin Dong’s Scale Social AI Helps Small Businesses Shine
Innovation in Compliance: LeadHERship with Linda Fisk
CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
No Password Required: Reginald “Andre” Andre, CEO of ARK Solvers and Builder of Human + AI-Driven Culture
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Innovation in Compliance: Exploring the Fractional COO Model with La Tonya Roberts
Diversifying Your Contract Pipeline by Maximizing Opportunities through the DOD’s Mentor Protégé Program
How Happiness Drives Business Success: Leadership Lessons from Grace Ueng
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
SBR Author’s Podcast: Transforming Corporate Careers - Leadership Lessons for the US Military Veteran Entrepreneur
Early Days of the Trump Administration: Impact on the CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Entrepreneur's Journey with Kass and Mike Lazerow
SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters
Uncovering Disparities: The CFPB's Small Business Lending Study – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World
Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
In a landmark legislative win for entrepreneurs, the “Big Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on July 4, 2025, overhauling how startups, founders, and early investors structure and grow their companies. Among the most...more
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented impacts around the world including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and economic uncertainty. Businesses across the United States were forced to close their doors, limit...more
On November 22, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), in close coordination with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Criminal Investigation (“CI”), issued an alert (“Alert”) regarding the COVID-19...more
On June 13, the SBA added question #72 to its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Frequently Asked Questions clarifying whether “the amounts paid by a borrower to a third-party payer for the third-party payer’s employees to...more
For most businesses, turning the calendar to 2023 meant putting the pandemic and any of its tax-related effects further in the rearview mirror. One notable exception, however, is the employee retention credit, or ERC,...more
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) into law. While much of the legislation is geared towards climate change mitigation, clean energy, and provisions to promote health care...more
What is the ERC? Congress introduced the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) as part of the CARES Act to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll during the pandemic. ...more
The Paycheck Protection Program closed on May 28, 2021. The SBA is no longer accepting new applications from participating lenders. The following FAQs are for informational purposes only and to assist borrowers who obtained...more
The Commonwealth Government and NSW Government will both be offering financial support to NSW businesses impacted by the recent COVID-19 restrictions and stay-at-home orders. We have tabled the key components of the 2021...more
The recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act) contains a wide range of tax, appropriations, and other provisions, including pandemic-specific provisions and extensions of provisions in the Coronavirus Aid,...more
On the evening of December 21, 2020, the House and Senate approved a $900 billion stimulus package included as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”). The President signed the Act into law on...more
On December 21, 2020 Congress passed an annual spending bill containing $900 billion in COVID-19 pandemic relief and stimulus measures. President Trump signed this bill into law on December 27, 2020. In addition to...more
Most Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrowers are working toward full forgiveness of their PPP loans and are anxious to get this process started. A borrower generally may submit a loan forgiveness application any time on...more
Back in May, I reported on the IRS’s issuance of Notice 2020-32, in which the IRS answered with a resounding "no" the question of whether businesses that used Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan proceeds to pay...more
Under the CARES Act, PPP loans given to affected borrowers were potentially eligible for forgiveness without cancellation of indebtedness income. To qualify, an affected borrower must certify that (i) “the uncertainty of...more
On May 22, 2020 the SBA and Department of the Treasury released the long awaited Interim Final Rule on Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans and the Interim Final Rule on SBA Loan Review Procedures, both of...more
Introducing Nossaman's Employment BUZZ webinar series! Each month, our attorneys will cover a different topic of interest to employers, including tax, insurance, intellectual property and employment issues. These "quick hit"...more
Maine Governor Janet Mills recently launched the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program, backed by $200 million in federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds. The program is designed to provide short-term financial relief for...more
Since the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the U.S Treasury Department (“Treasury”) have issued a...more
In its continuing effort to provide guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) specifically targeted to the Loan Forgiveness process on...more
On August 4, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released an initial set of frequently asked questions regarding the forgiveness of paycheck protection program (“PPP”) loans (the questions, the “Forgiveness FAQs”). The...more
On August 4, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the Department of the Treasury released long-awaited FAQs providing guidance to both lenders and borrowers on Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan...more
On July 27, 2020, Senate Republicans introduced a series of bills and proposals that have been collectively referred to as the “Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act” (the “HEALS Act”). The HEALS...more
Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more